§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in theOfficial Report the anticipated increase in voters in each of the individual assembly seats and district council seats expected as a result of the provision in the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Bill.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe Bill brings the local government franchise in Northern Ireland broadly into line with the parliamentary franchise. The franchise for the Northern Ireland Assembly has already been amended in a similar way. On the basis of the current electoral register, the total increase in the number of local government electors would be approximately 10,500.
An analysis of the number of parliamentary electors and local government electors on the current register, by 362W constituency, is contained in the report of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland for 1987–88 (HC 572), a copy of which is in the Library. Comparable information for individual districts could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.